Twilight Serenade

In Twilight Serenade, lyric soprano Nala Kathleen invites audiences into an evening of music inspired by moonlight, dreams, and the many hues of romance. The program begins in the world of classical song- German Lied, French mélodie, Italian aria, and English art song- capturing the colors of nighttime from the swanlike stillness of love newly awakened to moments when romance becomes bold enough to tease, flirt, and playfully outwit the lover who is eavesdropping.

As the program draws to a close, it turns to selections from American art song, musical theatre, and the familiar quiet night sounds of jazz and bossa nova. Though they come from different traditions than the works earlier in the evening, these modern tunes share the same impulse: to tell twilight stories through music- stories of love, longing, dreams, and the shining magic of evening.

Nala is joined by Alda Turgieva, piano; Tyler Mansfield, classical and jazz guitar; and Joshua Cannan, tenor saxophone.